to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that's the way it is; such is life
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
finishing blow; coup de grâce
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sorry; excuse me; thank you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)